The NFL is a judgmental place. Get overhyped about a player or team after one week and it’s overreaction central. But the thing is, there aren’t that many weeks in a season, so I say, ride the wave of opinions and predictions - even if they ....
If the NFL’s Week 1 product was auditioning for, well, anything, it would have zero shot at a callback. In fact, upon the NFL’s exit the judges would have let out that burst of laughter they had such trouble keeping in while the games were in progress...
There are the best players, then there are most fascinating players. The guys who tap into our emotional brain space because they are an underdog, mounting a comeback, a medical miracle, have a boatload to prove or just freakin’ awesome The list belo...
Matthew Stafford deserves his newly minted five-year contract extension reportedly worth $135 million, plus a $50 million signing bonus because that is what the quarterback market dictates. Derek Carr signed a monster $125 million contract this summer tha...
Excuse the panting. We’re still out of breath from an action packed Week 3 of the NFL’s preseason. Following a typical television series formula, the preseason’s penultimate week was full of twists, turns and unfortunately in this case, gore. If you...
With all the trials and tribulations of the NFL offseason, it can be hard to follow the news. From Colin Kaepernick’s blackballing, to Aaron Rodgers’ breakup, to Tony Romo and Jay Cutler’s retirement, to Ezekiel Elliott’s legal troubles, to Lucky ...
One of the biggest stories of this offseason involved the successive reports of two talented and famous, if not entirely successful quarterbacks who abruptly cut short their careers to head to the announcing booth. One of them, Tony Romo, is likeable and ...
Head coach Kyle Shanahan wrapped up the 49ers’ offseason workouts last Thursday with a bouncy castle. It was a gesture both delightful and metaphoric. With the draft well in the distance and absence of, you know, actual gam...
Former Packers running back Ahman Green was arrested Monday and charged with felony child abuse after his 15-year old daughter told police her father had punched her in the face. Accord...
As The Football Girl’s resident “media analyst,” it can be somewhat daunting to throw your hat in the ring and join the parade of internet voices commenting on the broadcasters who create the soundtrack of our NFL experience. Particularly when full-...